1911 D $2.50 Gold - Strong D? Weak D?

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I'm not positive about this... figured I'd ask you guys what you think. Looks kinda strong/kinda weak to me.






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  • morgandollar1878
    morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Weak D

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  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,151 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    pretty plainly visible, I think that's a strong D but I'm no expert

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  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I can see it and the TPGS didn’t label it weak so I am in the strong camp.

  • santinidollar
    santinidollar Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It’s visible so I’ll say strong. PCGS says that on the weak version, the coin has to be viewed at an angle to detect the Mint mark.

  • robbylu52
    robbylu52 Posts: 287 ✭✭✭
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    Looks strong

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,757 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Strong D.

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  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,935 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think that it’s somewhere in between, and I would not pay strong D money for it.

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  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,757 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    On the Indian $2.5 and $5, the mintmark is the only design element that is raised above the field and there is no raised rim on these coins so the mintmark is unprotected and will wear off quite quickly.

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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Probably the strong D and as @PerryHall indicated, has experienced significant wear. Cheers, RickO

  • JonBrand83
    JonBrand83 Posts: 490 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like a weak, strong D. =)

    Perhaps worn down.

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  • MFeld
    MFeld Posts: 17,141 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    In their respective pop reports, PCGS lists 1911-D “Strong D” and “Weak D”, while NGC lists “1911-D” and “1911-D Weak D”. Based on that, my thought is that since the coin in this thread wasn’t designated “Weak D”, it shouldn’t be/hopefully isn’t.

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  • Coin Finder
    Coin Finder Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well, if I'm going to pay strong D money, I want a strong D. I don't think that D is strong enough for me.. Nice coin though!

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  • EaglesWin52
    EaglesWin52 Posts: 12 ✭
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    This AU 58 I picked up awhile ago and was able to see this under a 5x magnification on my phone.

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